Fundamental social rights and existenzminimum

AutorCláudia Toledo
Ocupação do AutorUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Páginas1774-1785
1774 • XXVI World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy
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Cláudia Toledo2
Abstract: While fundamental individual rights are unquestionably taken as
subjective rights, the same does not happen with fundamental social rights. If
they are subjective rights, they are justiciable. The main argument in favor of
this understanding is based on liberty. The main argument against is the so
called formal argument. In this article, fundamental social rights are stated as
primafaciesubjectiverightsNeverthelessoneofthemisanaprioridenitive
subjectiverighttherighttoExistenzminimumexistentialminimumItscon-
tentisnotseledyetAccordingtoRobertAlexythey aretherightstosimple
housing, fundamental education and minimum level of medical assistance. Ex-
istenzminimum is then related to the minimum necessary for factual liberty.
Against the justiciability of fundamental social rights, there are also arguments
relatedtothejuridicationofpoliticstheadministrativediscretionandthepos-
sible reserve clause. The counter-arguments refer to the original and exceptional
competence; the necessary objective proof of state’s economical incapability; the
prohibition of State’s will; the principles of legality and of the non-obviation of
Judiciary jurisdiction; the Existenzminimun untouchable guarantee.
Keywords: Prima facie subjective rights; Justiciability; Human dignity.
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Fundamental rights are the positivation of human rights (which have
a moral character) in the national Law. Such juridicization is the result
of secular political struggles. According to Robert Alexy3, the moral con-
structions and claims from which the positivation of human rights result
go back to the Classical Antiquity with, for example, Seneca texts, stoic
1
is article presents the results of the post-doctorate research developed from Sep-
tember 2011 to December 2012 with Prof. Robert Alexy in the Juristisches Seminar of
Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Germany.
2
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.
3
ALEXY, Robert. Staatsrecht II, Vorlesung, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, April
5th 2012.

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